I just put a different cooling system on my other Lotus Elite.
I photographed most of the process. This upgrade will stop the 907
engine from blowing head gaskets.
I've also figured out some tuning tricks for that engine, and how to
address some of the electrical problems that can occur with those cars.
We could have a similar set of resources. For instance, Lawrie, a
retired mechanic in Sacramento, made a video a few years back on how
to rebuild a MG T series engine.
I'm concerned that as these kinds of people retire, their knowledge
base is otherwise lost. But if we have video and tech bulletins on the
site, our grandchildren could be keeping their old cars running!
Dawson
On Sep 3, 2008, at 4:02 PM, Steve Lehmann wrote:
> you know dawson, that could be a good idea.
> for years now people have been asking abought who knows a brit car
> wrench or
> such things.
> for myself doing my own work on the car is 1/2 the hobby and what
> makes a
> ride a reward-but that,s just me.
> when i was a kid, in my teens i was big into the datsun 510s. after
> a while
> seems every weekend i was doing a head gasket or clutch job for
> somebody, i
> would come close to saying that every 510 in petaluma and novato
> went thru
> my hands at one time or another. it was fun-it was also 30 years ago.
>
> bet if you asked tchreek (nobbc webmistress) she would be happy to
> add this
> nobbc approved shop list to the website-
> we all need to give her a continued thanks for the great job she
> does with
> that site.
> (now there,s a thought, nobbc approved sighns at service shops)
> steve-colorado.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dawson Church" <dawson@authorspublishing.com>
> To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Auto body work and paint
>
>
>> How about if we create a T shirt with the names of all such repair
>> resources, for easy reference?
>>
>> Just kidding. But having the names on the web site would be a good
>> step!
>>
>> Dawson
>>
>>
>> On Aug 31, 2008, at 9:04 AM, JULIA KENNER wrote:
>>
>>> DON,
>>>
>>> THE FELLOW YOU ARE REFFERING TO OUTSIDE OF SEBASTOPOL
>>> IS PROBABLY RON WHEELER OF FORESTVILLE.
>>> HE IS CURRENTLY RESTORING THE BODY ON MY TR250.
>>> A GREAT FELLOW WHO DOES GREAT WORK.
>>> HE WILL ONLY DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
>>> HIS # IS ON THE T-SHIRT I'M WEARING RIGHT NOW:707 887 7030
>>>
>>> JOHN KENNER
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nobbc-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:nobbc-bounces@autox.team.net
>>> ] On
>>> Behalf Of don
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 7:48 PM
>>> To: North Bay British Car Club
>>> Subject: [Nobbc] Auto body work and paint
>>>
>>> I live in Calistoga, and have a couple of old British sports cars.
>>> Several
>>> years ago, I had my B GT painted by a fellow who lived in the rural
>>> area
>>> outside Sebastopol. He did a wonderful job at a reasonable price.
>>> The
>>> quality of the finish was better than when the car was new. I've
>>> also got
>>> a fellow who lives between here and Santa Rosa who has helped with
>>> body
>>> work, retired, who works out of his home. He welded in a dogleg and
>>> did
>>> some prep work on the car prior to painting. The painter moved and
>>> the
>>> auto body fellow is getting on in years.
>>> Do any of you guys on this list know of people who are like the ones
>>> cited
>>> above who do good work in a shadetree setting? I have a TR4 lined
>>> up to
>>> purchase that has a dent and a rough panel, so will need a bit of
>>> body and
>>> paint work.
>>> Thanks!
>>> Don Scott
>>> Calistoga
>>> '62 MGA Mk II
>>> '73 MGB GT (for sale)
>>> '91 Miata BRG
>>>
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